English dictionary

margarin

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a glyceryl ester of margaric acid

noun.substance

Synonyms glycerol trimargarate

Source: WordNet 3.0
a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter

noun.food

Synonyms margarine marge oleo oleomargarine

Source: WordNet 3.0
A fatty substance, extracted from animal fats and certain vegetable oils, formerly supposed to be a definite compound of glycerin and margaric acid, but now known to be simply a mixture or combination of tristearin and tripalmitin.

noun

Source: webster1913